Sky TV tonight (15 May) 'Motorcycle Crash Tech'

[Oakie]

On National Geographic channel ... 9.30 to 10.35
'An extraordinary, behind the scenes look at the remarkable new technologies being used to avoid motorcycle crashes and prevent injuries or even death, when a racer or rider goes down.'

[rustic101]

Any idea when it come to free on air lol bugger

[sil3nt]

I am assuming it is just a repeat?

From memory it wasn't that great. The previews made it look a lot better than it actually was.

[Oakie]

I am assuming it is just a repeat?

From memory it wasn't that great. The previews made it look a lot better than it actually was.

Dunno. Not seen before. I'll tell you in the morning.

[Tigadee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMuEURlkddo

[Hitcher]

This programme wasn't a documentary. It was an oversold advertorial for Italian motorcycle and bike gear manufacturers. Squid suppliers, if you will. Clothing and helmets don't stop bikers falling off. Testing on the track bears scant resemblance to the hazards that exist for those of us who ride on the roads.

Also Nolan don't make helmets for people with big heads and Alpinestars don't make apparel for fuller figured gents who like to wear their trousers OVER their non-coloured-plastic boots.

[SMOKEU]

Also Nolan don't make helmets for people with big heads and Alpinestars don't make apparel for fuller figured gents who like to wear their trousers OVER their non-coloured-plastic boots.

Lose some weight then. The bike will go faster and handle better, too.

[Oakie]

This programme wasn't a documentary. It was an oversold advertorial for Italian motorcycle and bike gear manufacturers. Squid suppliers, if you will. Clothing and helmets don't stop bikers falling off. Testing on the track bears scant resemblance to the hazards that exist for those of us who ride on the roads. .

Fair comment. Alpinestar, Nolan, Brembo, MV Agusta and Ducati were pretty well advertised. Interesting enough though.

[raziel1983]

There was also an MV Agusta Mega factories episode screening last night, will no doubt be repeated in the near future.. :)

[Hitcher]

Lose some weight then.

Unfortunately that still won't get me into a Nolan helmet.

[Oakie]

Unfortunately that still won't get me into a Nolan helmet.

But didn't some of your brains fall out recently?

[Hitcher]

But didn't some of your brains fall out recently?

All of them, actually. Who told you?

[Oakie]

All of them, actually. Who told you?

It was all over the 'net. And the road.